Concrete or wooden floor?

trevormax

couriervanman wrote: »

Jump up and down when you view it:j

This right here is your answer. It should be painfully obvious if the floor you are standing on is a concrete or wooden floor. Or am I missing something?

A concrete floor will have no give, and will feel much more solid than a wooden or suspended timber floor unless it has oodles of underlay or an incredibly thick carpet. Even if so, the sound will be different for a wooden floor when you are walking on it (more hollow). This has been my experience in the houses/flats I've lived in or viewed and the numerous houses/flats I enter as part of my job (probably 2 or 3 different properties a shift).

Go and have another viewing of the flat and knock on the floor if you need to.

Rodders53

trevormax wrote: »

A concrete floor will have no give, and will feel much more solid than a wooden or suspended timber floor unless it has oodles of underlay or an incredibly thick carpet.

Sadly I have to disagree.

In my 12 year old detached house with concrete insulated floors with wet underfloor heating installed, they bounce equally as well as the upstairs timber floors. :eek:

I suspect the building/floor construction method has something to do with it.

AdrianC

A bouncy concrete floor?

Help.